Orange Apricot Sweet and Spicy Beans And Rice

Despite my typical rule for not buying canned beans due to the high salt content and my using dried beans for the last 5 years about 98% of the time I broke down and bought 8 cans of black beans, My local Angelo Captuos Priduc Market was selling La Preferida Beans for 79 Cents, I found coupons on the La Preferida web site for 40 cents and I was able to print 8 coupons, they expire this month so I used them all at one.
Here is the link below in case you want to take advantage of the coupon at your own local store, of course you might not catch them on sale for 79 cents but you will still have a nice coupon to use.

http://www.lapreferida.com/couponspromotions/

One 6 Quart Stainless Steel Dutch Oven This is My Go To Pot to Cook Just About Everything In
I have Werever which was about $30 with taxes. I do not see a reason to buy $250-350 Dutch Oven.


One 15 Ounce Can of Black Beans Triple Rinsed & Drained
If they have low Sodium Get Them and Then Triple Rinse & Drain Them As Well
16 Ounces Brown Rice Triple Rinsed, Drained, Steamed Without Salt And Drained Again
1-2 TBSP Smucker's Low Sugar Sweet Orange Marmalade or Like Brand
1-2 TBSP Smucker's Low Sugar Apricot Preserves or Like Brand
http://www.smuckers.com/products/category.aspx?groupId=1&categoryId=7
1-3 TBSP Frank's Red Hot Sweet Chili Sauce
http://www.franksredhot.com/products/sweet-chili-sauce/nutrition/info
1/8 Canola Oil

Heat Oil on Medium High Heat
Add in Everything to Dutch Oven
Simmer on Low for 20 Minutes With Cover On

Okra Tomato Chili Cornbread

Mixing Bowl
Casserole Dish
1 1/4 Cups Yellow Cornmeal
1 Cup Rice Flour
1/4 Cup Coconut Flour
1/4 TSP Sea Salt
1 TBSP Baking Powder
2 TBSP Splenda
1 Cup Chopped Steamed & Drained Okra
1/4 Cup Petite Diced Tomatoes Drained
2-3 TBSP Frank's Red Hot  Sweet Chili Sauce
http://www.franksredhot.com/products/sweet-chili-sauce/nutrition/info
1 1/2 Cups Boiling Water mixed with 2 TBSP Canola Oil
Cooking Spray For Casserole Dish
Freeze Dried Chives Sprinkled on Top Is Optional

Heat Oven to 425 Degrees
Lightly Spray Casserole Dish
Heat in Oven While You Mix Cornbread Batter

In Large Bowl Combine All Dry Items & Stir
Add the Boiling Water With the Oil & Mix, Do Not Over Mix
Add Additional Hot Water If Needed For a Lighter Batter
Spoon Batter Into Hot Casserole Dish, You Should Hear A Sizzle When Batter Contacts The Skillet
Bake 30 Minutes Or Until Toothpick or Fork Comes Out Dry

Ready To Bake

Ready To Serve

Sweet & Spicy Baked Bean Vegetable & Fruit Soup

This heat wave, high humidity and drought in Illinois has really been a nightmare. I can't remember ever feeling on a regular basis during the summer that I can't wait for the cold, snow & ice of winter to come back really soon. This is really out of character for me because I really dislike winter and always pine for a warm summer all winter long. I now think, that I should not think this way anymore during the winter, more like an oxymoron, "be careful what you wish for", you may get a wish you do not want or like to come true.

Typically during the hot & humid summers my go to foods have always been salads, smoothies, protein shakes, stir-frys, a wrap of protein with a corn tortilla, fruits, steamed veggies and some fish. Lately I have found some of that to be just to tasking and have now resorted to making soups in my Vitamix or Soups in my Dutch Oven, anything not to turn on my Oven to actually cook something.

1 5 Quart Dutch Oven
2 Cups Very Low Sodium Chicken Broth
1 14.5 Ounce Can No Salt Added Pinto Beans or Soak & Cook Your Own
1 14.5 Ounce Can No Salt Added Cannellini Beans or Soak & Cook Your Own
1 14.5 Ounce Can No Salt Added Petite Diced Tomatoes or Dice Your Own Fresh
1 15 Ounce Jar Mezzetta Roasted Red Peppers or Roast Your Own Fresh
http://www.mezzetta.com/our-products/detail/roasted-red-bell-peppers
1 TBSP Minced Garlic
2 TBSP Frank's Red Hot Sweet Chili Sauce ( More if you want it spicier)
http://www.franksredhot.com/products/sweet-chili-sauce/nutrition/info

Add Broth to Dutch Oven
Add Beans, Tomatoes, Peppers, Garlic, Sauce
Cover and Cook on Low for 20-30 Minutes

Grilled Steak Teriyaki Stirfy

With my hands and forearms having a severe burning flare-up it has made it very difficult to cook full meals totally from scratch so I have been buying some pre-cut vegetables fresh and using frozen vegetables on sale to save myself the increasing pain from the prepwork with my arthritic hands not working well lately.

1 Package Stirfy Vegetables (With Carrots, Broccoli, Peapods)
8 Ounces Sliced Mushrooms Cut Into Cubes
1 Diced Onion
1 Package of John Soule Frozen Grilled Steak Strips
1 TBSP Kikoman Takumi Collection Green Onion & Garlic Teriyaki Sauce
1 TBSP Frank's Red Hot Sweet Chili Sauce
1 TBSP Canola Oil
1 Wok or Deep Skillet or 1 Dutch Oven

Heat Oil on Medium High
Add in Everything except for sauce
Saute Until Tender To Your Desired Taste Add in Sauce for the Last 2-3 Minutes

If you can't find these get a brand without MSG & Medium Amount of Sodium.

Used My Dutch Oven As I was Too Lazy To Take Out All My Pans To Get to My Wok.

Sweet & Spicy Baked Chicken Wings

Normally I always make everything with boneless skinless chicken breasts but the twin-pack of fresh natural chicken wings where on-sale, & there was a $3 of coupon on the pack and I had a store coupon. So the 12 wings cost $1.00. Wings definitely are super high on the fat scale but since I have not cooked wings in years & I have no re-gained my weight it was a nice treat to have some.

12 Natural Whole Chicken Wings
http://www.goldnplump.com/grocery_product.cfm?id=374&ns=1
Flour
Franks Red Hot Sweet Chili Sauce
http://www.franksredhot.com/products/sweet-chili-sauce
1 Box Panko Bread Crumbs
3 Bowls or Containers
Non Stick Cooking Spray
1 TSP Canola Oil
3 Quart Oval Casserole Dish

Put Flour In One Bowl
Chili Sauce In Another
Panko in 3rd Bowl

Preheat Oven to 400 or 415 Degrees
Dip Each Wing In Flour, Then In Chili Sauce, Then In Panko
Place Wing Onto Pre-Spayed Casserole Dish

Ready To Bake

Finished

Pineapple Turkey Chili

5 Quart Dutch Oven With Cover
2 TBSP Roasted Garlic Oil
1 Pound Ground Turkey (93/7 Lean)
2 TBSP Frank's Red Hot Sweet Chili Sauce
1 TBSP Frontier Salt Free Chili Powder or other Salt Free Brand
 2TBSP Ancho Chili Powder
1 TBSP Onion Powder
1 TBSP Ground Cumin
1 TBSP Ground Cinnamon
1 TBSP Unsweetened Natural Cocoa Powder
1 TSP Jane's Crazy Mixed Up Original Sweet Lime Pepper Marinade & Seasoning
15 Oz. Can Petite Diced Tomatoes No Salt Added or Fresh
1 TBSP Minced Garlic
16 Oz. Frozen Pineapple Chunks
15 Oz. Can Eden Organic Lundberg Brown Rice & Pinto Beans


Heat Oil In Dutch Oven on Medium Heat
Add Ground Turkey
Add The Rest of The Items In The Order Listed Above & Mix
Reduce Heat To Low, Cover And Cook for 1 Hour or More To Allow Flavors To Set

Chicken With A Sweet Chili Sesame Mole Sauce

1 Skillet
1 TBSP Roasted Garlic Oil
4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
2 TBSP Sesame Seeds
1 TBSP Crushed Garlic
1 TBSP Cumin
1 TBSP Ground Cinnamon
1 TBSP Frontier Salt Free Chili Powder or other Salt Free Brand
2 TBSP Unsweetened Natural Cocoa Powder
2 TBSP Franks Red Hot Sweet Chili Sauce

Add Oil To Skillet & Heat On Medium High
Add Chicken,  Add All other Items And Cook Until Chicken Is Done

My New Favorite Sauce & Steak Seasoning Blend

Franks Red Hot the company that makes the world famous brand of Frank's Red Hot (Sauce) since 1920 has finally come out with a product for those of us with sensitive GI tracts that is not too hot, not too salty, and not too sweet. I had a coupon for $1.00 of any Frank's Red Hot Sauce Products and I found this on sale at my local Super Target grocery store. This is perfect for a Stir-Fry, Tofu Scramble, Added Into Fresh Burgers, With Seitan, Gardein Chik'N, home made bake beans, chili, tacos, etc.

Due to the fact that I have a family history of High Blood Pressure all my seasonings that I use with the exception of three are all Salt Free. I love just about any seasoning that the The Spice Hunter makes. Their Steak & Chop and Grill & Broil is no exception. It really helps to keep the moisture in burgers and steaks. You really do not need any other seasoning as it all in one bottle, I have not used any steak sauce for anything since 1995. I have found that most people go to a restaurant and order steak and then cover it like syrup with A1 Sauce, I also have friends and relatives who do the exact same thing. This says to me that the steak is dry and over-cooked or it was incorrectly seasoned to begin with. Spice Hunters has coupons a few times a year. Perhaps, as I have joined the ranks of those close to 50 my tastes have become more pure?